[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 6544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03011]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13212-005]
Kenai Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application for Original License for Major
Project--Unconstructed.
b. Project No.: P-13212-005.
c. Date filed: April 18, 2016, and amended on January 16, 2018.
d. Applicant: Kenia Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Grant Creek, near the Town of Moose Pass, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The proposed project would occupy 1,741.3
acres of federal land within the Chugach National Forest managed by the
U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mikel Salzetti, Manager of Fuel Supply &
Renewable Energy Development, 280 Airport Way, Kenai, AK 99611. (907)
283-2375.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, (202) 502-8434;
[email protected] .
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-13212-005.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project would consists of:
(1) An intake structure within Grant Lake; (2) a 3,300-foot-long water
conveyance; (3) a 72-inch-diameter, 150-feet-long, welded steel
penstock; (3) a power house containing two 2.5 megawatt Francis
turbine/generator units; (4) a 95-foot-long open channel tailrace; (5)
a 3.6-acre tailrace detention pond; (6) a 1.1-mile-long, 115-kilovolt
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is
estimated to generate an average of 18,600 megawatt hours (MWh)
annually
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds;
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate (project coordinator will replace the days with actual
months/years according to the specific project).
Commission issues draft EIS, October 2018.
Comments on draft EIS, December 2018.
Commission issues final EIS, April 2019.
Dated: February 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-03011 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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